US rank #2746 Unisex name Peak 2022 1,744 births

Winslow — #2746 US boys' name

1,744 babies named Winslow in U.S. Social Security records since 1897, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1890s51900s251910s1781920s2261930s1631940s1371950s1621960s1281970s701980s1081990s742000s762010s1962020s196
#2746
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 81% of names given to boys today.

1920s
Peak decade

13% of everyone ever named Winslow was born in this single decade.

2022
Single peak year

51 babies were named Winslow in 2022 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Winslow

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,744 babies named Winslow between 1897 and 2024, spanning 128 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Winslow currently holds the #2746 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2022, when 51 babies received it in a single year. Winslow is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 736 additional births since 2009.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Winslow performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 226 births during that ten-year window. Across the 14 decades of recorded activity, Winslow shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Massachusetts, which accounts for 42 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and North Carolina. In total, SSA state-level files list Winslow in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Winslow in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 1,744 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Winslow at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,744

Since 1897

128 years of records

Peak year

2022

51 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

#2,746

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1897

Recorded for 128 years

Last year on file: 2024

Winslow popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1897

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2022)
51
Annual births at peak — across 128 years of records
0204060 202420091991197419591944192919141897 5

Winslow popularity over time — girls

736 total births recorded since 2009 (Winslow as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 736 births
-50050100150200 202420222020201820162014201220102009 10

Winslow by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
226 births that decade — 13% of Winslow's all-time total
1890s51900s251910s1781920s2261930s1631940s1371950s1621960s1281970s701980s1081990s742000s762010s1962020s196

Winslow by state

Where Winslow concentrates geographically — total births since 1897

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Winslow
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Massachusetts
42 2.4%
#2 California
23 1.3%
#3 North Carolina
10 0.6%
#4 Ohio
5 0.3%
#5 Pennsylvania
5 0.3%
Massachusetts share of Winslow's total US births 2.4%
Even split

42 of 1,744 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Winslow?
1,744 babies have been named Winslow since 1897. It currently ranks #2746 among boys. The peak year was 2022 with 51 births.
When was Winslow most popular?
Winslow was most popular in the 1920s decade with 226 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
Where is Winslow most popular?
The top states for the name Winslow are Massachusetts (42 births), California (23 births), North Carolina (10 births).
Is Winslow a unisex name?
Yes, Winslow is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 1,744 births, and as a girl's name it has 736 births.
How long has the name Winslow been used?
Winslow has been recorded in Social Security data since 1897, spanning 128 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Winslow?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Winston, Winfred, Winfield, Winford, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1897–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.